Focus: Telecom

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with […]

XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA series of appliances […]

Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global IP Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, the company announced Mar. […]

Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy announced Mar. 5. […]

Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced.     The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will […]

[Satellite News 03-05-09] Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satellite Today is now providing comprehensive video coverage of Cabsat 2009 in Dubai.     Visit our Web site at www.satellitetoday.com to watch Satellite Today Associate Editor Mark […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Integral Systems has appointed Miller Adams as its new general counsel, the company announced Mar. 4.     Prior to joining Integral Systems, Adams founded Sheppard Global Ltd., […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high-speed, low-latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4. O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Dialog Telecom, an independent Polish telecommunications operator, has launched a new IPTV service using a video distribution network based on Scopus’ Eldorado video networking solutions, Scopus announced […]

Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high speed, low latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4.     O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Smartlink Communications, a satellite network operator based in Jordan, has chosen iDirect’s platform to launch a satellite broadband service covering the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services. […]

Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year […]

Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     The manufacturer said […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Mobil Satellite Technologies was awarded a contract by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to provide mobile and fixed satellite Internet equipment and service to state agencies, […]

Al Jazeera English has selected software from ScheduAll to manage its staff and media resources, workflow, and cost accounting for its global newsgathering operations and integrate four broadcast centers and […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Satellite Today will be providing daily coverage of the CabSat 2009 convention to our readers from Mar. 3-5.     Our coverage includes a daily e-newsletter, an on-site […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] A Los Angeles Superior Court overseeing litigation by ICO Global Communications against Boeing Co. and its satellite subsidiary has denied nearly all of Boeing’s post-trial motions, ICO […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Globecomm Systems has acquired Mach6, a satellite services provider headquartered in the Netherlands, for $5.9 million, Globecomm announced Mar. 2.     Mach6 employs approximately 30 staff members […]

SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services.     Detasad said […]

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] EchoStar Corp. reported a net loss of $690 million in its fourth quarter financial report released Mar. 2, a considerable drop compared to net losses of $45 […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Xiplink has released the XipStick, a wireless optimizer for mobile satellite services, the company announced Mar. 2.     XipSitck is a self-contained, palm-sized wireless optimizer that runs […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Measat Satellite Systems received confirmation from Intelsat that the Measat-3a satellite has been scheduled for launch in June, Measat announced Feb. 27.     The launch of the […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] ND SatCom and Central European Telecom Services (CETel) are joining forces in the area of the managed services, the two companies announced Feb. 26.     The agreement […]

[Satellite News 03-02-09] Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president […]